Production Planner

Sika is looking for an experienced Production Planner to join its growing team in Sealy, TX for the roofing business. The Production Planner is directly responsible for analysis and preparation of daily and weekly production schedules based off customer requirements. Analyzes and determines plans to maintain proper WIP & FG inventory levels. Communicate changes to the schedule to the production area in a timely manner Review customer releases and MRP to develop schedules in SAP/Excel Develop and maintain production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations in X4 Schedule production to ensure proper WIP & FG inventories to support on time shipments and avoid expedites Manage phase in/phase out of engineering changes and new products to minimize obsolescence Schedule adequate time to accomplish; special production runs (Samples/Tool runs), maintenance downtimes, and other events Evaluate limitations in resources such as materials, equipment, work force, and container availability to identify potential bottlenecks